Kathmandu - A South African who tried to climb Everest without permission was arrested in Nepal where he faced a fine of $ 22,000 - twice the license fee he was trying to avoid
Ryan Shaun Davie was arrested in a cave near Kathmandu's base camp last Tuesday, but it was not licensed
Tourism Police Prosecutor Tulasha Khatiwada said that during the trial he began to curse and threaten the officials of the tourism industry and was arrested in accordance with the strict public law of Nepal.
He is currently being detained and plans to appear in the court in connection with the next week's attempt at Everest and other violations that may have occurred during his investigation.
"According to the travel behavior of Nepal, he will be fined and forcibly repatriated, he may face further penalties against illegal acts with the police," said Dinesh Bhattarai Said.
Foreigners must pay $ 11,000 to the Nepalese government to obtain permission to reach the peak of 8,848 meters, the main source of income for poor countries.
David may also be blacklisted by Himalaya for five years or may face a climbing prohibition for ten years when he appears next week.
South Africa - he called himself a film director and producer of social media - ordered off the mountain in a distance not far from the Everest base camp
He tried to avoid government officials who were seeing all Everest climbs in the tent away from other climbers. He told the official that he had climbed to the second camp - at an altitude of 6,400 meters - alone for the preparation of the Summit
The official confiscated his passport and instructed him to return to Kathmandu to collect his passport. David said he can not fly, but he will walk. A friend of Nepal in David who asked not to be named, he traveled 185 kilometers to the Gili town in the northeastern part of Nepal then boarded the capital until the capital said.
His talk made offend many of the closely integrated climbing community, and if they try to climb to the top alone by themselves, South Africa may endanger himself and others Told.
Ang Tsering Sherpa, president of the Nepalese Mountaineering Association, says, "Even if something happens, we do not have institutions to pay attention to him or ask for help, other teams help them and make unnecessary We must face danger. "
In the spring climbing season, over 1000 climbers and supporters not far from David gathered.
In 2017, a licensed judge who tried to climb Everest without a 11,000 dollar license faced an additional fine, a fine of $ 22,000, a ban, he sentenced to four years imprisonment after he was arrested Khumbu Icefall or more that is likely to be) According to the British "Daily Mail" newspaper report, he was finally allowed to return to his home by getting a ban on climbing for 10 years in Nepal. In fact, an invalid climber who is not climbing other mountainous areas says he is "in trance", he will retry, but next time I will purchase another license.
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Even from Nepal or climbing from Tibet, Mount Everest has four main elements: travel, licensing / insurance, supplies / supplies, tour guide. In the following explanation, we divide the cost like a person who wants to climb without joining the team, but since the numbers show, few people do it. However, I know that some people rose at a low price over the past few years, but in the last 5 years it was rare. It takes more than a week from Lukla to reach the base camp. Please add food and accommodation to you and your support team. Depending on your style and the amount of beer you have, you can earn between a total of $ 400 and $ 1,000. The coffee shop has greatly raised the price of Khumbu. The 5 dollar night has gone forever. To save money, climbers can always camp on their own tent.